How Jess Finally Quit Drinking After Years of Blackouts
Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories
Brad McLeod
4.8 • 596 Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
Jess spent years blacking out from alcohol and convincing herself it was normal. After losing her mom at just 19, drinking became the way she coped — until everything finally caught up with her.
In this episode she shares the reality of alcohol blackouts, addiction, relapse, and the moment she finally admitted she needed help.
Today Jessica is over 20 months sober and rebuilding a life she once believed was impossible.
Topics: alcohol addiction, alcohol blackouts, sobriety, recovery.
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| 0:00.0 | So I was 19 years old. |
| 0:01.7 | And I vividly remember coming home after she passed away in the driveway. |
| 0:08.9 | And we got her favorite beer. |
| 0:11.4 | And it was Bud Light Platinum. |
| 0:13.3 | But I remember sitting out on her porch at her house. |
| 0:17.4 | And I was drinking. |
| 0:18.2 | And I said, I'm going to become an alcoholic and I don't care and I will deal with it later. |
| 0:26.5 | Sobriety was the hardest thing she'd ever done. |
| 0:29.0 | Jessica started drinking at 13, blacking out throughout her teenage years. |
| 0:33.1 | And by her early 20s, alcohol had taken over her life. |
| 0:36.4 | DUI's hospital visits waking up with no |
| 0:38.6 | memory of what happened the night before. And a music career built around bar stages and late |
| 0:43.3 | nights. After losing her mom to cancer at just 19, drinking became the only way she knew how to |
| 0:48.9 | cope. But when alcohol finally took everything, her relationships, her health, and nearly her |
| 0:54.1 | life, Jessica had a decision to make. |
| 0:56.6 | And this is Jess's story on the sober motivation podcast. |
| 1:00.6 | Welcome back to another episode of the sober motivation podcast. |
| 1:03.7 | Today we've got Jessica with us. |
| 1:05.2 | How are you? |
| 1:06.3 | Oh, Grant. |
| 1:07.2 | How are you, Brad? |
| 1:08.5 | Yeah, I'm doing well. |
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